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Chris Matthews, reportedly considering run for PA Senate seat, repeatedly gushed over PA governor on MSNBC in 2008
Numerous media outlets have recently reported that MSNBC's Chris Matthews has "met" with party officials in Pennsylvania to discuss a potential run for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Arlen Specter. In a December 4 article , Politico reported ...
PA Dem Spokesman: Matthews Talking To Us About Possible Senate Run, And He Could Win
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — So how exactly do Pennsylvania Democrats feel about the possibility of Chris Matthews running for Senate? Abe Amoros, the communications director for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, confirmed to Election Central that Matthews has been talking ... (more) PA Dem Spokesman: Matthews Talking To Us About Possible ...
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at Chris Matthews (A Poetic Tribute)
The Moderate Voice — ... , Even the bawds of symmetry Would cry out sharply. XI“Chris Matthews to run for the Senate ,” The reports all said. Chills ran up our legs. But did we mistake ...

Hullabaloo — ... , from the Rendell angle. Tweety has been fellating Rendell for the past year, giving him all kinds of face time, particularly throughout the run-up to the Pennsylvania primary, when he was practically on every day. It's been the most gruesome and blatant suck-up session I've ever seen in public. Here's some of it: ...

12/15: A Big Deal Or Not?
Blogometer — ... examines Rendell's endorsement of Matthews "from the Rendell angle": "Tweety has been fellating Rendell for the past year, giving him all kinds of face time, particularly throughout the run-up to the Pennsylvania primary, when he was practically on every day. It's been the most gruesome and blatant suck-up session I've ever seen in public. [...] I don't think Rendell's vain enough to be swayed by simple flattery. But he has a history of playing kingmaker in Pennsylvania since he was mayor of Philadelphia when I lived there, and all the time on the teevee feted as the grand ...

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